The Mets will move in the fences at Citi Field next season, their second change since the end of the 2011 season.

But is it the right choice? The Mets' offense is certainly in need of a boost and a smaller ballpark can help prop up the numbers for its hitters. Lucas Duda, Curtis Granderson, and David Wright -- who has power to right-center field -- could all benefit.

"I think it'll be good for the game, good for the fans, and I'm sure that one or two of our players will benefit as well," GM Sandy Alderson said of the decision last month before it had been finalized.

Yet, it could also have a harmful effect too on the pitching staff.

"Since we play here more than anybody, it will help us," manager Terry Collins said last month.

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Murrieta, CA (PRWEB) October 14, 2014

TVA is establishing the highest quality benchmark in the industry , said Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Marine Corp (Retired) Scott Duncan, who is co-founder and CEO of The Veteran Asset, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, whose mission is recruiting, training and placing veterans into the renewable energy sector, at no cost to the veterans.

We are hand-selecting veterans and transitioning military candidates, screening and qualifying them for TVA scholarships, Duncan continued. This very solar-specific recruiting and training process makes TVA graduates extremely valuable to the solar community. Effort on the front end assures high-quality graduates. By vetting out the right candidates, we insure that the end result is a skilled, solar-trained workforce, which is already proving to make a tremendous difference to the solar companies that hire them and to the industry in general.

The hand-selected veteran recruits are provided a 32-hour course, entitled Entry Level Solar PV Design and Installation, offered in the Ambassador Energy College training facility in Murrieta, CA. On the final day of the course, the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Entry Level Exam is proctored.

The TVA formula appears to be working, as the majority of those who have graduated the program since May 2014 have found gainful employment within the solar industry.

Dates for upcoming courses include October 20 24 and November 17 - 21, 2014. Interested candidates should visit The Veteran Assets website, where they may obtain course details and apply for an interview by TVA staff.

About the Entry Level Solar PV Design Course The 5-day Entry Level PV Design and Installation course includes:

About The Veteran Asset (TVA) TVA is a tax-exempt nonprofit 501(c)(3)organization, whose mission is helping U.S. military veterans (Active/Guard & Reserve), obtain careers in the renewable energy sector. TVA recruits, facilitates top-notch Solar PV training and ultimately provides placement services - at no cost to the veteran.

About Ambassador Energy (AE) AE is comprised of Ambassador Energy College Solar Training, the Ambassador Energy Agency Program and the installation arms, Ambassador Energy and Ambassador Solar. On staff are NABCEP Certified PV Installers, NABCEP Certified PV Technical Sales professionals [Fulgham/Kelso] and multiple NABCEP EL graduates. AE holds California licenses General Contractor B, C10 Electrician and C46 Renewable Energy. Ambassador Energy is IREC/ISPQ accredited. AE Agencies are nationwide. Ambassador Energy installs residential and commercial PV systems throughout California and the US.

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October is a great time of year to have work done on your driveway.

Joan Krotenberg knows that, and a year ago this month, she hired North Jersey Paving and Construction to do work at her Livingston home. She ended up with an ill-fixed driveway that led to finger-pointing and a multi-state family squabble that ended up in divorce court.

Her driveway remains in limbo.

"They laid asphalt on my existing driveway. The owner, James Gorman, came to see my driveway shortly thereafter, agreed that there were problems and offered to seal coat the following year, which would be now," Krotenberg said. "He does not answer my phone calls. He completely ignores me."

She said she paid $2,500 for the job, but now the driveway needs to be ripped up and redone, at an estimated cost of $4,500.

Krotenberg filed a complaint with the Division of Consumer Affairs in August, and the case went to a mediator.

The mediator reached out to Gorman, who on Sept. 2 promised he would stop by Krotenberg's home "to see what he could do," email correspondence showed.

But by Sept. 8, Gorman didn't call or stop by, Krotenberg said.

The following day, the mediator said he'd call Gorman to give him another chance.

Then the mediator learned something new. Gorman had a partner named William Mesker, who recently bought Gorman out of the business, Mesker said, because of other customer complaints.

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Published: Sunday, October 12, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 12, 2014 at 11:59 p.m.

1 U.S. 92 at North Brunnell Parkway: Expect intermittent eastbound lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. while crews begin removing eight driveway entrances and sidewalk.

2 U.S. 17/92 at Kinney Harmon Road: No lane closures are scheduled as crews remove muck and put extra soil on the southeast corner.

3 State Road 540 (Cypress Gardens Boulevard) from Overlook Drive to U.S. 27: Watch for slow-moving vehicles and intermittent closures as crews place final striping on the roadway.

4 SR 37 (South Florida Avenue) from Young Place to Palmola Street: Expect overnight closures as crews replace curb and sidewalk.

5 U.S. 92 at Palmer Road: Expect intermittent overnight southbound lane closures.

6 U.S. 98 at Lakeland Central Park Center: Intermittent nighttime southbound lane closures while crews construct a turn lane and lay sod.

7 SR 659 (Combee Road) from north of Ralph Road to south of SR 33 in Lakeland: Expect overnight lane closures as crews continue paving. Watch for roadwork during the day as crews lay sod.

8 U.S. 98 from County Road 540A to SR 540 (Winter Lake Road): Expect nighttime lane closures heading north and south as crews widen the road and build bridges over Banana Creek.

9 U.S. 92 at U.S. 98: Expect temporary traffic stoppages at night as crews install signal span wires across the roadway. Work on this project includes removing the pedestrian island from the northeast corner of the intersection, widening the turn lane, resurfacing and upgrading the signals.

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- A sheriff tasked by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) branch 47 in this city said over the weekend that the demolition of illegal structures in the contested 130-hectare property in Barangay Maimpis, being claimed by lawyer Eligio Mallari and some 90 farmers on the other end, is ongoing as embodied in the June 4, 2014 Writ of Demolition issued by the court.

In his fifth partial report furnished Sun.Star Pampanga, Sheriff Designate-on-Case Angelito Domingo said that from September 3, the demolition of remaining structures--concentrating on the boundaries-- in the two parcels of land under Lot 3364 with TCT No. 154516-R (now TCT No. 042-2012002013) and Lot 3843 with TCT No. 154515-R (now TCT No. 042-20100057900) situated in Maimpis village in the City of San Fernando, continues.

"With the aid of a geodetic engineer, we are following the technical descriptions as embodied in the name of the petitioners (Spouses Eligio and Marcelina Mallari)," said Domingo.

He added in the report that "we are putting mounts of soil on perimeter boundaries because the bamboo posts and barbed wires had been destroyed and/or taken by the people who are respondents/affected individuals."

"As regards to the unauthorized planted sugarcane and others," Domingo furthered, "demolition has already been caused through the use of bulldozers and tractors."

In the meantime, he said in the report, the chief of police of the City of San Fernando and Pampanga provincial police officers "keep on personally monitoring from time-to-time the on-going demolition to maintain peace and order."

"Up to the present, the demolition is on-going until it is fully accomplished for the proper turn over to the petitioners as embodied in the June 4, 2014 Writ of Demolition issued by the honorable Court. If the tenor of the Writ of Demolition is fully complied, the corresponding report will be filed and complete turnover of the subject property to the petitioners will be made," concluded Domingo. (JTD)

Published in the Sun.Star Pampanga newspaper on October 14, 2014.

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A street dubbed Useless Crescent is one step closer to ditching its unpleasant nickname, as more than half the buildings have been knocked down.

Our photographs show Eustace Crescent being reduced to piles of rubble as wrecking teams work to transform the run-down estate.

Demolition is well under way and planning permission for the replacement street Phoenix Avenue is due to be decided by Wokingham Borough Council in the next few months.

A council spokeswoman confirmed demolition was going well.

Eustace Crescent will rise from the ashes to become Phoenix Avenue

She added: It is hoped the whole site will be levelled and cleared by the end of November.

Councillor David Lee, who represents Norreys ward, said: I know that people are delighted with the start and things are moving along faster than they were before, with demolition to fully be finished within the next couple of weeks and building to start next year.

Subject to planning approval, construction of replacement homes by council-owned Wokingham Housing Ltd will start on site early next year.

Demolition of Eustace Crescent expected to start in next few weeks

The roads new name was unanimously chosen by a panel of residents and councillors in July, after The Wokingham Times ran a competition asking for readers suggestions.

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) Buyers who want a new home in the Middle Atlantic region are paying up, reflecting pricier tastes and high local labor costs, according to recent research.

The median sales price for a new spec single-family home in the Middle Atlantic was $131 per square foot in 2013 52% more than the U.S. median making that region the countrys most expensive, according to findings from the National Association of Home Builders, which crunched government data for its report. Speculatively-built homes are residences constructed on a builders land that are sold in one deal along with the land.

The Middle Atlantic includes New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. High home prices in these states show that the relatively large share of well-heeled buyers are demanding nicer finishing touches, such as ceramic rather than vinyl flooring.

Its the level of finish, the level of accessories, said David Crowe, NAHBs chief economist.

Higher costs in the Middle Atlantic region also reflect other higher costs, such as construction workers wages, he said. Meanwhile, the countrys least expensive spec homes in 2013 were found in the West South Central region, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. Homes there cost $73 per square foot, according to NAHB.

Spec homes accounted for about three-quarters of new-construction starts on single-family homes last year. The rest were for custom-built homes, which are erected on an owners land. The priciest custom residences were found on the coasts. In the Pacific region, the price per square foot was $145, compared with $143 in New England, according to NAHB. The cheapest custom homes were in the East South Central area.

Its partly related to incomes, but more perhaps related to vacation areas, said Sam Khater, CoreLogics deputy chief economist. New England and Pacific [areas] have states with the highest shares of vacation homes in the country.

In most of the U.S., a custom home costs more than a spec home.

New custom home buyers are not only willing to wait longer to move into a new home but also pay extra for more expensive features and materials, NAHB reported.

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Austin, TX (PRWEB) October 14, 2014

Builders Digital Experience, Inc. (BDX) announced today that an important new eBook for home shoppers has been published by New Home Source and Michele Lerner, a leading real estate journalist.

New Home 101: Your Guide to Buying and Building a New Home, a comprehensive eBook for homebuyers, is now available at major online retailers and NewHomeSource.com, the leading resource for new home shoppers.

Written by Michele Lerner, an award-winning real estate writer, New Home 101 de-mystifies the key steps to a finding, purchasing and building a new home including shopping online, visiting model homes, buying and financing a new home, and working with a builder to design and build a home. The author contributes to leading media that include New Home Source, The Washington Post, Fox Business, Yahoo! and MSN.

I knew in early 2013 that we had to write this book for home shoppers, said Tim Costello, chief executive officer of BDX. New Home Source surveyed recent buyers of new and used homes in more than 30 cities across the nation. One of the things we learned from the study really hit home: People who buy a newly built home feel happier when they move in than people who buy a resale home. This eBook helps demystify the whole process.

To help all home shoppers better understand the advantages of todays new homes, the book provides compelling answers to important questions that many homebuyers have.

I interviewed approximately 60 builders, recent homebuyers, architects, Realtors, mortgage lenders, insurance experts and others while researching and writing New Home 101, said Michele Lerner, the eBooks author. The book is geared in particular to people whove never bought a newly built home before. Its also a great resource for any first time homebuyer.

Each chapter includes a summary of learnings, inspiring photos, compelling PowerTip and Did You Know? sidebars and checklists. Resource sections include links to search new homes on New Home Source, read additional articles there, and to visit leading websites helpful to the homebuyer.

To download a free copy of this important resource for homebuyers, visit NewHomeSource.com/eBook. For more information on the eBook, contact Jay McKenzie, Director of Content and Social Media for BDX, at jmckenzie(at)thebdx(dot)com or 512-651-8915.

About Builders Digital Experience Builders Digital Experience, LLC (BDX), a joint venture between Move, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE) and Builder Homesite, Inc., was founded to combine the industrys leading new home resources under one roof and offer builders innovative online marketing options, streamlined customer service and support, and greater value. Capitalizing on over 13 years of building industry experience, BDX operates http://www.newhomesource.com and http://movenewhomes.com the leading new home websites, while also providing other services to builders, including video production, rich media rendering, mobile search, custom website production and more. For more information, visit http://www.thebdx.com.

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